JP6159039B1 - Toothpaste receiver and toothbrush having the same - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To receive a toothpaste liquid that flows down from a flocked portion of a toothbrush during toothbrushing and to easily perform brushing during toothbrushing. SOLUTION: A toothpaste receiver having a cylindrical reservoir body 2 and a liquid reservoir cap 3 which is detachably attached to one end of the receiver body 2 and in which a toothpaste storage part 4 for storing a toothpaste liquid is formed. 1. The receptacle body 2 has a toothbrush handle 6 that can be freely inserted thereinto, and a liquid that allows toothpaste to flow into the reservoir cap 3 between the handle 6 and the inner surface of the holder body 2. An inflow path 7 is provided. [Selection] Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a toothpaste receiving device for preventing a toothpaste mixed with a toothpaste and saliva from flowing out from a toothbrush and a toothbrush having the toothpaste holder.

  To brush your teeth, apply a toothbrush diagonally (about 45 degrees) to the boundary between the teeth and gums, and gently apply a bath method or a toothbrush that vibrates left and right to your teeth. There are various brushing methods such as scrubbing to remove dirt or rolling to move the toothbrush to rotate from the gums to the teeth. The toothbrush to be used is usually from the tip to the flocked part (head), neck (neck) ), And a handle portion (handle).

  When brushing teeth, generally, a pasty toothpaste is applied to the flocked portion of a toothbrush in advance, and the handle portion is gripped by hand, and the brushing of the teeth is performed using the various toothbrushing methods described above.

JP 2013-192606 A JP 2012-245314 A

  When tooth brushing is performed as described above, a toothpaste mixed with a toothpaste and saliva accumulates in the oral cavity, and the toothpaste flows down from the flocked portion of the toothbrush to the neck and further to the handle. And at this time, if the elbow is not raised than the hand holding the toothbrush, the liquid toothpaste will flow down from the hand to the forearm, and furthermore the clothes such as pajamas worn by the person who is brushing teeth There is also the inconvenience of flowing down and soiling the clothes. In addition, white streaks of toothpaste will adhere to the forearm from which the toothpaste has fallen off, so after brushing your hands and forearms should be washed with water or hot water to remove the dirt. In fact, it is often the case that toothpaste is bothered by such inconveniences.

  In order to cope with the above-mentioned problems, it is also considered that a toothpaste that flows down from the flocked portion (head) is received by attaching a small container to the neck portion (neck) portion of the toothbrush. This was only for receiving the toothpaste and had no function to assist in brushing the toothpaste.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a toothpaste receiving tool and a toothbrush having the toothpaste receiving tool, which can receive the toothpaste flowing down from the flocked portion of the toothbrush during tooth brushing and can easily perform brushing during tooth brushing.

The present invention according to claim 1 has a liquid reservoir cap that is detachably attached to one end of the tubular receiver body and the receiver body, and in which a toothpaste storage part for storing the toothpaste liquid is formed. ingredients body is freely fitted is bunch handle portion of the toothbrush, and該把handle portion and the catch liquid flowing path for flowing into the liquid reservoir cap is provided a toothpaste solution between the body inner surface, said reservoir fluid The cap has a bottomed cylindrical shape with a predetermined length that is thicker than the receiver body, the receiver body is fitted inward from the end opening thereof , and the outer surface on the bottom side of the liquid storage cap has a convex arc shape. a toothpaste liquid receiving tool you are.
The outer shape of the receiver body includes various shapes such as a rectangular tube as well as a cylindrical shape described later.

  The means for attaching the liquid storage cap to the receiver body is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include uneven fitting and screw fitting.

  A second aspect of the present invention is the toothpaste receiver according to the first aspect, wherein a plurality of ridges extending in the axial direction are spaced from the inner surface of the main body of the holder or the outer surface of the handle portion of the toothbrush facing the inner surface. When the handle part of the toothbrush is inserted into the receiver body, the outer surface of the handle part or the inner surface of the receiver body is pressed against the ridge, and the handle part is fixed to the receiver body, A liquid inflow path is formed between the protruding ridges.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the toothpaste receiver according to the first or second aspect , the reservoir cap and the receiver body are both cylindrical.

The present invention according to claim 4 is a toothbrush with a toothpaste receiver in which a handle portion is fitted into the body of the toothpaste receiver according to any one of claims 1 to 3 .

  The toothpaste receiver according to the present invention can be easily attached to the toothbrush simply by inserting the handle portion of a commercially available toothbrush into the receiver body, and the toothbrush flocked portion of the toothbrush as usual. If the toothpaste is applied with a toothpaste, the toothpaste that is mixed with the saliva in the user's oral cavity flows down from the flocked portion of the toothbrush and the toothpaste is provided on the inner surface of the body of the receptacle. Since it flows into the liquid storage cap through the liquid inflow path and is stored in the liquid storage part, the user's hand, forearm, or clothes are not soiled by the toothpaste.

  Therefore, as in the prior art, it is not necessary to brush the teeth while raising the elbow rather than the hand holding the toothbrush in order to prevent the user's hand, forearm or clothes from being soiled by the toothpaste. Furthermore, since the user of the toothpaste receiving device of the present invention can brush the teeth by holding the thicker receiving body and the liquid reservoir cap without grasping the thin handle portion of the toothbrush, the above-mentioned dirt prevention effect With this, there is a special advantage that the trouble of brushing teeth is eliminated at once.

  Further, according to the toothpaste receiver according to the present invention, the toothpaste collected in the liquid storage cap after the above-described tooth brushing can be easily discharged simply by removing the cap from the holder body and tilting. Since the receptacle body can be easily washed with water discharged from a tap, the maintenance is also simple.

  In addition, according to the toothpaste receiver of the second aspect, in addition to the various effects described above, the receiver can be simply inserted by inserting the handle portion of the toothbrush into the receiver body without using a complicated fitting structure. The tool can be easily attached to the toothbrush.

  Further, the toothpaste receiver according to the present invention has a bottomed cylindrical shape in which the liquid storage cap is thicker than the main body of the receiver, and the receiving body that is thinner than the liquid storage cap is fitted inward from the end opening thereof. Since it is a structure that is put in, if the holder is grasped by hand during use, the thick liquid reservoir cap part is grasped by the little finger and the ring finger, which corresponds to the base end part of the receiver. The bottom of the sump cap can be stably fixed to the palm of the hand, and the holder body that is thinner than the sump cap is held by the thumb, index finger, and middle finger. As a result, it has the advantage that the teeth can be brushed without getting tired.

4. The dentifrice receiver according to claim 3 , wherein the reservoir cap and the receiver main body are both cylindrical, and the dentifrice receiver according to claim 1, wherein the outer surface of the bottom of the reservoir cap has a convex arc shape. Then, since the familiarity to the hand is further improved, the above-described various advantages and effects can be further enhanced.

Furthermore, the toothpaste receiver of the present invention can be manufactured at low cost, and can also be manufactured and sold integrally with the toothbrush according to claim 4 of the present application.

1 is a perspective view of a toothpaste receiver according to the present invention and a toothbrush equipped with the same. FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the toothpaste receiver in FIG. 1. It is the sectional view on the AA line in FIG. It is the figure which carried out the cross section of the toothpaste receptacle which concerns on other embodiment of this invention. It is a perspective view of the state where the toothpaste receiving tool concerning the present invention was grasped by hand.

  Next, although embodiment of this invention is described according to drawing, this invention is not limited to this embodiment.

  As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, a toothpaste receiver 1 according to this embodiment is detachably attached to a cylindrical receiver body 2 and one end of the receiver body 2, and stores a toothpaste L inside. It has a liquid storage cap 3 in which a toothpaste storage part 4 is formed, and the holder body 2 can be fitted with a handle part 6 of the toothbrush 5, and the handle part 6 and an inner surface of the receiver body 2 A liquid inflow path 7 for allowing the toothpaste liquid to flow into the liquid storage cap 3 is provided therebetween.

  In the present embodiment, a plurality of protrusions 8 extending in the circumferential direction and extending in the axial direction are formed on the inner surface of the receiver body 2, and the handle portion 6 of the toothbrush 5 is inserted into the receiver body 2. The outer surface of the handle 6 is pressed against the ridge 8 so that the handle 6 is fixed in the receiver body 2 and a liquid inflow path 7 is formed between the adjacent ridges 8. ing.

  In the present embodiment, as described above, a plurality of ridges 8 extending in the axial direction are formed on the inner surface of the receiver body 2 at intervals, and the ridges 8 are formed on the outer surface of the handle portion 6 of the toothbrush 5. It may be formed.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the liquid storage cap 3 has a bottomed cylindrical shape that is thicker than the receptacle body 2, and the proximal end portion 2 a of the receptacle body 2 is fitted inward from the end opening 3 a. In addition, in this embodiment, the liquid reservoir cap 3 and the receiving body 2 are both cylindrical, and the bottom side outer surface 3b of the liquid reservoir cap 3 has a convex arc shape in this embodiment.

  In the present embodiment, the mounting structure of the liquid storage cap 3 with respect to the receiving body 2 is made to correspond to the outer diameter of the receiving body 2 with the inner diameter of the liquid storage cap 3 and slightly close to the inner bottom 3c of the liquid storage cap 3. If the base end 2a of the receptacle body 2 is inserted into the liquid reservoir cap 3 by narrowing, the base end 2a of the receptacle body 2 abuts the liquid reservoir cap 3 near the inner bottom portion 3c. It is designed to be fixed.

  Further, as shown in FIG. 4, in addition to the fitting fitting between the receiving body 2 and the liquid storage cap 3 described above, a male screw 10 </ b> A is formed at the base end of the receiving body 2, while the liquid storage cap 3 There is a case where the female screw 10B is formed on the inner surface to perform screw fitting.

  Next, as shown in FIGS. 1 to 4, the usage method of the toothpaste receiver 1 according to the present embodiment will be described. The liquid reservoir cap 3 is attached to the base end portion 2 a of the receiver body 2 in the manner described above in advance. Next, the handle 6 is brought into contact with the ridge 8 in the receiver body 2 simply by inserting the handle 6 of the toothbrush 5 from the front end opening 2b of the receiver body 2, and the receiver body 2 As a result, the mounting of the toothpaste receptacle 1 on the toothbrush 5 is completed.

  Then, as shown in FIG. 5, when brushing teeth, the toothbrush 5 may be moved in the same manner as usual by holding the toothpaste receiver 1 with the hand H.

  At this time, as shown in FIG. 5, when the toothpaste receiver 1 is held by the hand H, the thick liquid reservoir cap 3 is gripped by the little finger 1F and the ring finger 2F. The bottom side outer surface 3b of the liquid reservoir cap 3 corresponding to the end portion can be stably fixed to the palm surface HF, and the receiver body 2 thinner than the liquid reservoir cap 3 is attached to the thumb 3F, index finger 4F and middle finger 5F of the hand H. Therefore, the toothpaste receiving device 1 can be stably and easily held, and as a result, the tooth H can be brushed without fatigue of the hand H.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, since the liquid reservoir cap 3 and the receiver body 2 are both cylindrical, and the bottom side outer surface 3b of the liquid reservoir cap 3 has a convex arc shape, the familiarity with the hand H is further increased. improves.

  Then, after the use of the toothpaste receiver 1, the toothpaste L accumulated in the toothpaste reservoir 4 of the liquid reservoir cap 3 by the above-described tooth brushing is simply tilted away from the holder body 2 of the cap 3. In addition, the liquid storage cap 3 and the receiving body 2 can be easily washed with water discharged from a tap.

  In the above-described embodiment, the toothbrush 5 has a handle 6 having a long length similar to a normal commercially available toothbrush. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the neck (neck) of the toothbrush 5 is not limited thereto. It is good also as a structure which forms a short handle part on the lower side and fits in this part and the receiver main body 2. Also in this case, the liquid inflow passage 7 is formed between the short handle portion and the receiving body 2.

  The toothpaste receptacle according to the present invention can be manufactured at low cost, can be easily mounted on a commercially available toothbrush, and receives the toothpaste at the time of tooth brushing, and performs the brushing operation. Since it can be easily performed, it can be expected to be widely used in the field of hygiene daily necessities.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Toothpaste receiver 2 Receiver body 2a Receiver body base end 2b Receiver body front end opening 3 Liquid reservoir cap 3a Liquid reservoir cap end opening 3b Liquid reservoir cap bottom side outer surface 4 Toothpaste reservoir 5 Toothbrush 6 Handle Part 7 Liquid inflow path 8 Projection

Claims (4)

A cylindrical receptacle body and a receptacle cap that is detachably attached to one end of the receptacle body and in which a toothpaste reservoir for storing a toothpaste solution is formed. The receptacle body has a handle portion of the toothbrush. A liquid inflow passage is provided between the handle portion and the inner surface of the receiving body to allow the toothpaste to flow into the liquid storage cap. The liquid storage cap is thicker than the receiving body. A toothpaste receptacle having a bottomed cylindrical shape, in which a receptacle body is fitted inwardly from an end opening thereof , and an outer surface on a bottom side of a liquid storage cap is formed in a convex arc shape .   A plurality of ridges extending in the axial direction are formed at intervals on the inner surface of the receiver body or on the outer surface of the handle part of the toothbrush facing the inner surface, and the handle part is formed by inserting the handle part of the toothbrush into the receiver body. The outer surface or the inner surface of the receiver body is pressed against the ridges, the handle is fixed to the receiver body, and a liquid inflow path is formed between the adjacent ridges. 1. Toothpaste receiver according to item 1. The dentifrice receptacle according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein both the reservoir cap and the receptacle body are cylindrical. A toothbrush with a toothpaste receiver, wherein a handle is fitted into the body of the toothpaste receiver according to any one of claims 1 to 3 .

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